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Radio is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008). The track was released in the Netherlands instead of "Broken-Hearted Girl", where it then debuted at the Dutch Top 40. It was also used in different Dutch television commercials to promote local radio stations.[1] The song has also received airplay on Latvian radio stations.
Background
"Radio" is uptempo electropop song that generates influences of 80's synthpop[2], europop[3], techno[4], and electropop. The track was produced by Jim Jonsin, the producer behind "Sweet Dreams," and written by Jonsin, Knowles, Rico Love, and Dwayne Nesmith. In "Radio," Knowles explores the relationship between a younger girl and her love for the songs played on the radio. Knowles herself stated that the record was "...basically [about] my childhood. It just seems like a feel-good record but when you really listen to the lyrics, it's about me growing up. In my household, I didn't go all of the parties and I didn't do all the things that a lot of the other teenage girls did because I was so in love with my radio and my music."[5]
Critical reception
The song received many positive reviews from ciritcs. Entertainment Weekly writes that Diva, with its metallic kick drum and sly vocal stutters, carries itself like the feminine companion to Lil Wayne's hypnotic summer hit A Milli, while the crunk-dusted come-on Video Phone and the spiky, Europop throb of Radio expertly taunt the boys — and fill the dance floor.[6] The Guardian raves "The 80s synthpop mode of Radio may be less suited to Knowles than the old soul samples that powered Crazy in Love and B'Day's Suga Mama, and underlined the link between her vocal style and the visceral female singers of the 60s, but there's no denying it's an irresistible pop song.[7] PopMatters noted the diversion from her usual R&B style, writing "“Radio” might be a bit of a novelty act (yes, we know, you love your music), but it takes her down a road much different than we have ever seen. The drum and bass/techno/house feel of the song is refreshing and might even suggest a more expansive, experimental side of the songstress on her follow-up.[8]
Slant Magazine called "Radio" "The high point of both the standard and deluxe editions", writing "with lyrics like 'You're the only one that Papa allowed in my room with the door closed/We'd be alone/And Mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom/'Cause she knew we were in the zone,' it's the most convincing love song on the entire album.[9] The Phoenix also raves "The most believable song, amid bland testaments to love's timeless endurance and the smut and thuggin' of the "Sasha Fierce" persona, is one with sensual overtones sung to an electronic device that, unlike men, "never lets me down" — it's called "Radio." What did you think it was about?[10] This is echoed by Vibe magazine, which wrote "Sasha’s story is (mainly) told with robotic, 80’s electro pop (like the sleek Valentine to music, “Radio”) girl power cheers (“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It”) and some bad ass posturing".[11]
By contrast, the A.V. Club writes, "Radio" sounds like shameless target-marketing aimed at programming directors.[12]
